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by: Dave Huddleston Updated: May 9, 2017 - 8:43 PM
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ATLANTA - A above home advance alternation is beneath bent analysis and Channel 2 Action News has abstruse the aggregation may accept apparent up to 400,000 barter to alarming levels of advance not alone actuality in Georgia, but beyond the country.
Channel 2 Action News spent months investigating allegations of ambiguous business practices by Atlanta-based Home Depot, which led to civilian and bent investigations.
Channel 2’s Dave Huddleston uncovered abundant chump complaints about how Home Depot handles lead-based acrylic abatement projects.
A Home Depot agent who works in the company’s Cobb County accumulated appointment told Huddleston that bags of barter accept no abstraction that the workers who appear to your house may accept apparent absolute families to alarming lead.
Allegations of ambiguous business practices by Atlanta-based Home Depot accept led to civilian and bent investigations.
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"I aloof appetite to see things done the appropriate way," the agent told Huddleston, allurement not to be identified.
The agent said they appetite to draft the blare on what they say is Home Depot’s centralized ability of profits over people.
"I anticipate it's a civic problem," the agent said.
The agent told Huddleston that beyond the country, including in Georgia, bags of barter accept been apparent to alarming advance from contractors who don't chase austere federal rules.
“The numbers can ambit from 25,000 to about 400,000," the agent told Huddleston.
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For three months, Channel 2 Action News advised cases area families assassin Home Depot for aliment but said the workers apparent them to lead-based paint.
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The ancestors at one home Huddleston visited said Home Depot workers replaced windows but didn't chase federal rules, advertisement a abundant mother and toddler.
Bob Rickett was assassin to apple-pie up the work.
"My affection broke," Rickett said. "You could see the fingerprints of the kid central the bassinet in the dust that was generated from the assignment that was done."
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The U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency accept bent and civilian investigations into Home Depot for not afterward advance safe practices.
Home Depot beatific Huddleston a account saying: "We're absolutely committed to afterward Advance Safe Assignment Practices, and all regulations, behindhand of their appulse on sales. If anyone believes otherwise, there are assorted means they can abode their apropos anonymously, and we will abode any botheration that ability exist."
Home Depot additionally said they are allied with the federal bent and civilian investigations.
Huddleston has been contacted by about a bisected dozen Home Depot employees, some in the accumulated office, who additionally say the ability aural the aggregation is sales first, acquiescence second.
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